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To catch a glimpse Texas Instruments’ technology is use, just watch The New Biggest Loser Challenge television show that began airing earlier this month.

BodyMedia's CORE Armband. Image courtesy of BodyMedia.

TI wireless transceivers are used in BodyMedia’s CORE monitoring armband and display device used by the TV show’s participants to track their progress and make sure they remain healthy as they attempt to lose a lot of weight, said Gwen Smith, marketing manager for Pittsburgh-based BodyMedia.

The FDA-registered medical device collects more than 5,000 data points about the person every minute – from tracking the number of calories burned and the number of steps taken to activity levels and sleep efficiency. The system syncs with a smartphone or computer.

A different BodyMedia weight management system — also based on TI technology — was used on The Biggest Loser show since 2007, Smith said.